Woman stabbed in domestic dispute in Roswell

Parents in hospital, kids safe

ROSWELL, Ga. – Police were called out Monday, Nov. 18, after a woman was stabbed during an alleged domestic dispute.

At approximately 6:20 a.m., Roswell Police were dispatched to a home on Legacy Oaks Circle, Roswell, after a call of a domestic dispute.

A neighbor called the police when a 16-year-old child ran to their house stating that there was a problem at his apartment. When police arrived, they discovered that the mother had been stabbed and the father was unconscious. Both parents were transported to North Fulton Hospital.

At the time of the incident, there were three children in the house. They are ages 16, 6 and 3. All were unharmed. The children have been taken by a relative.

The mother was taken to North Fulton Hospital in critical condition; however Roswell Police Spokeswoman Lisa Holland said she was now doing all right. There is no update on the father.

Police suspect the father stabbed his wife and then poisoned himself with an unknown substance.

Should he survive, Holland said he would likely face aggravated assault charges.